The New Foundling Hospital for Wit: Being a Collection of Fugitive Pieces, in Prose and Verse, Not in Any Other Collection. With Several Pieces Never Before Published, Volume 3John Almon J. Debrett, opposite Burlington House, in Piccadilly, 1786 |
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Page 81
... reafon I have contented myself with leaving certain vacant fpaces , for the infertion of fuch names already diflinguished as I must without doubt have omitted , or to be filled up as time fhall ferve , and the Auditor or North Briton ...
... reafon I have contented myself with leaving certain vacant fpaces , for the infertion of fuch names already diflinguished as I must without doubt have omitted , or to be filled up as time fhall ferve , and the Auditor or North Briton ...
Page 88
... reafon to think , that he will not long permit this gentleman to remain in a state of indifferency ; he will not be contented to say of him , ALBUS an ATER homo fit , nefcio ; but having once brought himself to imagine that he has ...
... reafon to think , that he will not long permit this gentleman to remain in a state of indifferency ; he will not be contented to say of him , ALBUS an ATER homo fit , nefcio ; but having once brought himself to imagine that he has ...
Page 128
... reafon , but that it was merely defigned for the conveniency only of the trained bands croffing the water ? Otherwife , what fignifies it , whether the bridge was built in war - time or in peace ? Suppose our worthy citizens had fet ...
... reafon , but that it was merely defigned for the conveniency only of the trained bands croffing the water ? Otherwife , what fignifies it , whether the bridge was built in war - time or in peace ? Suppose our worthy citizens had fet ...
Page 142
... reafon , than that the name of Wolf will admit to be latinized into Lupus . But to return from this digreffion ... As I have found fo much fault with the present form of the city infcription , I may be asked , perhaps , what other could ...
... reafon , than that the name of Wolf will admit to be latinized into Lupus . But to return from this digreffion ... As I have found fo much fault with the present form of the city infcription , I may be asked , perhaps , what other could ...
Page 145
... reafon ; but the fellow having been accustomed only to fet down fo many words , without knowing , or even en- quiring after , their meaning confequently having very little practice of memory ... he quite forgot what avas faid to him . I ...
... reafon ; but the fellow having been accustomed only to fet down fo many words , without knowing , or even en- quiring after , their meaning confequently having very little practice of memory ... he quite forgot what avas faid to him . I ...
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Page 292 - In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain ; These constitute a State; And sovereign law, that State's collected will, O'er thrones and globes elate Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill.
Page 311 - And balmy from the bank of flowers The Zephyr breathes along ; Let no rude sound invade from far, No vagrant foot be nigh, No ray from Grandeur's gilded car Flash on the startled eye. " But if some pilgrim through the glade Thy...
Page 241 - ... sight of all the spectators, and sings in it: during his stay in the bottle, any person may handle it, and see plainly that it does not exceed a common tavern bottle.
Page 310 - Twas then, O Solitude, to thee His early vows were paid, From heart sincere, and warm, and free, Devoted to the shade. Ah why did Fate his steps decoy In stormy paths to roam, Remote from all congenial joy !— O take the Wanderer home.
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Page 67 - Daphne to fhun me grew into a laurel, With the fex I have fworn ftill to keep up the quarrel. I thought it all joke, 'till by writing to you, I have prov'd his refentment, alas ! but too true. Sir CHARLE S's REPLY.
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Page 309 - To you, ye wastes, whose artless charms Ne'er drew Ambition's eye, Scap'da tumultuous world's alarms, To your retreats I fly. Deep in your most sequester'd bower Let me at last recline, Where Solitude, mild, modest Power, Leans on her ivy'd shrine.
Page 59 - In height of song, in beauty's pride, By fell Grimalkin's claws he died— But vengeance shall have way. On pains and tortures I'll refine ; Yet, Matzel, that one death of thine His nine will ill repay.
Page 16 - To enroll the fair deeds of his youth ! When you mention the acts of his age, Leave a blank for his honour and truth ! 245 Say, he made a great monarch change hands : He spake — and the minister fell.